what are the difference ?

1.8 california (w/egr) VS. Federal

im looking for a new motor because mine is about to die,
but when im asked which i have,
i honestly dont know, and was told they are not compatible ?

how do i find out ?

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I'm pretty sure they should be the same if it's stock usdm Engine.

Has to do with the emission set up on the car. Check your emission sticker under the hood.

California is vested the power to draft their own emission standards - they are the only state with this power. However, any state can adopt their standards. New Jersey goes by the CA standards, not the Federal. Though I'm unsure how your '95 is affected.

But I don't know how this would affect the motor. I would've thought they could be interchangeable, so long it's solely the motor you're changing.

This post has been edited by IfWeChoose: Aug 10, 2013 - 10:34 AM

the engine long block is the same, the manifolds are different. Cali has EGR and 2 cat converters for sure and possibly a different tune in the computer, maybe SEFI instead of batch injection (two fire at a time).

Engine wise. Its the same. Only different setup is the emissions control like what bitter said.